November 01, 2004
The World Votes For John Kerry
THE HAGUE, 11/1/’04 – If the rest of the world could vote in the U.S. Presidential election, John Kerry would win in a landslide. That is the conclusion of an international election conducted by The World Votes (www.theworldvotes.org), an initiative that gives people all around the world a voice in the forthcoming U.S. Presidential Election.
According to the international election, John Kerry receives 81.6% of the vote. George Bush is favoured by a 6.2% minority. Independent candidate Ralph Nader gets 5.3%. The other candidates together receive less than 6%. In total, nearly 10,000 citizens from countries all over the world took part in this election.
The poll subsequently asked the participants about the expected outcome of the 2004 Presidential election. More than half (57.1%) of the respondents think that John Kerry will win the election. For this question, 42.3% thinks that Bush serve a second term in the White House.
Most participants (43.5%) think that U.S. voters will consider foreign policy as a major issue when casting their vote on November 2. One third of the voters however say that Americans will not consider foreign policy a key theme upon casting their vote.
The U.S. election is widely considered by the participants (91.4%) to be an international event. However, almost half of the respondents (46.9%) indicated that the rest of the world should not have a say in the election. Only a mere 6.8% says that the U.S. election is purely a domestic issue.
The survey results are mailed to all respondents - including more than 4,000 American citizens- as well as to international and U.S. media. But the World Votes has no intent to influence the democratic process in the U.S. “We just want to urge U.S. voters to keep the rest of the world in mind when casting their vote”, says Wiebe de Jager, one of the initiators.
The World Votes has been discussed all over the world on Internet and in the media. In the past few weeks, the International Herald Tribune, BBC News and the L.A. Times paid attention to the initiative.
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October 29, 2004
The World Votes - Invitation to Vote
Only three days remaining until Election Day. Be heard, before America votes!
Please visit this link to retrieve your electronic ballot and cast your global vote online.
Please note that you will be able to cast your vote until Monday, November 1, 10.00 AM (GMT). The results will be published shortly before Election Day on theworldvotes.org and sent to all subscribers and international press contacts.
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October 07, 2004
Global poll: "Coalition should not leave Iraq before country is stable"
THE HAGUE, 10/07/04 –- A 45% majority of the global audience that participated in this week’s theworldvotes survey says that the U.S. and its allies should stay in Iraq until the country is stable. Only 27% says that the coalition forces should leave immediately. 22% say that the coalition forces should leave after elections will have taken place in Iraq.
The poll shows that, three weeks before the actual election takes place, presidential candidate John F. Kerry receives 84% of the global vote. George W. Bush gets 5%, Ralph Nader 7%. As for the vice-presidential candidates, John Edwards leads with 75%, compared to 5% in favor of Dick Cheney and 5% for Peter Camejo.
According to the poll, 66% of the participants think that John F. Kerry is best equipped to address global terrorism. George W. Bush gets 7% on this issue. 17% is of the opinion that none of the candidates is suited to deal with global terrorism.
The U.S. Presidential election seems to be a truly global event. The majority (52%) of the participants consider themselves “well informed” on the U.S. Presidential election. Only a minor fraction of 5% says to be poorly informed or not informed.
These results are based on a global Internet survey with a total sample of 2,446 participants; 64% from Europe, 17% from the U.S., 8% from North America (non U.S.), 4% from Central/South America, 3% from Asia, 3% from Oceania and 1% from Africa.
About theworldvotes.org
Theworldvotes.org is a non-profit, primarily symbolic action to mobilize world citizens to become enfranchised in the debate about a more democratic management of world affairs.
Note: For more information and registration, please refer to www.theworldvotes.org.
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September 30, 2004
Debating the World Votes
Web site serves as political forum
By Jessica Weisbrot, Collegian Staff Writer, September 29th
Read the article here.
The site is also currently being discussed on FAZED and on the conservative site the Free Republic
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September 23, 2004
The whole world is watching
Jay Walljasper in Ode Magazine
The U.S. president is the most powerful man on Earth. That’s why a number of initiatives, like Tell an American to Vote, Overseas Vote, The World Votes and Talk to U.S., aim to give the rest of the world a voice in this year’s election.
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September 02, 2004
The World Votes
Theworldvotes.org is het eerste wereld e-democratie experiment dat wereldburger een stem geeft tijdens de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. Op deze website kun je jezelf registreren om mee te doen aan de online verkiezing waarbij de wereldburgers een stem mogen uitbrengen in de Amerikaanse verkiezing. Bush of Kerry? Op de Theworldvotes.org kiest de wereldburger de president die zij het beste vindt voor de wereld. De uitslag zal bekend worden gemaakt voor de echte verkiezingen op 2 november 2004. Op weg naar de verkiezingen zullen enquêtes gehouden worden onder de wereldburgers die ook op de website gepresenteerd worden. Tot nu toe hebben uit veel verschillende landen mensen zich ingeschreven om mee te doen aan deze wereldverkiezing. Theworldvotes wil een wereldcommunity zijn waar de wereldburger een stem krijgt in een verkiezing die ons allemaal aangaat.
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September 01, 2004
The World Votes
The World Votes is the first global e-democracy experiment. Theworldvotes draws on global e-voting and e-democracy expertise in order to provide citizens around the world with a voice in the U.S. Election. The idea is to hold a mock election via the Internet at individual discretion, giving everyone around the world with access to the Internet the chance to cast a vote. Bush or Kerry? Voters choose the candidate they think is best for the world, giving reasons for their choice. The final outcome of the global vote for the U.S. President will be published on November 2, 2004. During the election campaign, intermediate polls will be published as well allowing U.S. citizens to take world opinion into account when making their own decision. This is what theworldvotes.org seeks to be: a community for the world's citizenry to let present and future presidents know what they expect of the world's most powerful state. Theworldsvotes.org gives everybody a chance to be counted.
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The World Votes
The World Votes e` il primo esperimento globale di e-democrazia. Theworldvotes si avvale dell’esperienza globale di e-voting e di e-democracy per dare voce ai cittadini del mondo nelle elezioni Americane. L’idea e` di organizzare delle elezioni alternative, che naturalmente avranno solo un valore informativo e simbolico, tramite l’internet, dando a coloro che hanno accesso all’internet la possibilita` di votare. Bush o Kerry? I votanti sceglieranno il candidato che ritengono sia la scelta migliore per il mondo, con una spiegazione del perche` della loro scelta. I risultati delle elezioni globali per il presidente degli Stati Uniti verranno pubblicati il 2 Novembre 2004. Durante la campagna elettorale, verranno pubblicati risultati parziali il che dara` ai cittadini Americani l’opportunita` di considerare l’opinione del resto del mondo nella loro scelta. Theworldvotes desidera dare voce alla comunita` mondiale per rendere consapevoli I Presidenti del Paese piu` potente del mondo, di oggi e del futuro, di quello che ci si aspetta da loro.
Theworldvotes.org da` a tutti l’opportunita` di essere contati.
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The World Votes
The World Votes est la première experience démocratique au moyen de l’internet. Theworldvotes attire les specialistes d’elections démocratiques afin que les citoyens du monde puisses avoir leur voix dans les elections Américaines a venir. L’idée est d’avoir une fausse election au travers de l’internet a discretion des utilisateurs, afin que chacun, et dans tous les pays du monde, qui aie acces a l’internet puisses voter. Bush ou Kerry? Les électeurs choisissent le candidat qui sera le meilleur pour le monde, en donnant la raison de leur choix.
Le résultat final de cette election par internet sera diffusée le 2 Novembre 2004. Durant la campagne électorale, des affichage intermédiaire auront lieux afin d’aider les citoyens Américains a faire leur choix entre les candidates. Theworldvotes.org cherches a devenir ceci: une communauté ou les Presidents actuels et futur verront ce que les citoyens du monde attendant du pays le plus puissant du monde. Theworldvotes.org donne le droit a chacun de se faire entendre.
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The World Votes
The World Votes är det första globala demokratiexperimentet. The World Votes använder expertis på e-demokrati och e-röstningsområdet i syfte att ge världsmedborgarna en röst i det amerikanska presidentvalet. Idén är att hålla ett låtsasval via Internet. Bush eller Kerry? Väljarna väljer den kandidat de tycker vore bäst för världen och motiverar sedan varför. Valresultatet av den globala omröstningen publiceras strax innan valet i USA. Under valkampanjen genomförs ett antal opinionsundersökningar så att de amerikanska väljarna kan väga in utgången av dessa då de fattar sitt beslut. Theworldvotes.org vill vara en community för världsmedborgare så att nuvarande och framtida presidenter i väldens mäktigaste stat får vet vad som förväntas av dem. Theworldsvotes.org räknar allas röster.
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